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Hi all,
I have a very specific problem here. We use Windows embedded standard 7 (WES7) with a custom shell. This means, that we don't have a Taskbar. Without the taskbar, VLC seems to not use hardware acceleration. VLC logs, that idirect3d9_createdevice (or so) failed.

if I enable the taskbar, what is not a reas option, vlc runs properly.

Any ideas, how to work around this problem?
Thanks in advance,
Michael

Taskbar shouldn't cause issues for DirectX AFAIK. Maybe it is the preview thingy that fails when there is no taskbar.

why is the hardware acceleration disabled, when the preview thingy fails?

why is the hardware acceleration disabled, when the preview thingy fails?

This has nothing to do with preview.

If idirect3d9_createdevice fails, you have no acceleration, which is expected.

why is the hardware acceleration disabled, when the preview thingy fails?

This has nothing to do with preview.

If idirect3d9_createdevice fails, you have no acceleration, which is expected.

ok. why fails idirect3d9_createdevice, if the shell has no taskbar...?

That is a good question, and I don't know. You need to debug it, to know that.

Do other DX 9 programs work correctly?